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Roberta Weiss

Roberta Jane Weiss is a Canadian actress. She sometimes works professionally as Roberta Bizeau. Weiss played Flame Beaufort on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara.

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Roberta Weiss
Born (1961-11-15) November 15, 19611
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada1
Other nameRoberta Bizeau
EducationYork University
OccupationActor
Years active1979–1993
Spouse
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(m. 1994⁠–⁠2000)​
Children1

Roberta Jane Weiss (born November 15, 1961)1 is a Canadian actress. She sometimes works professionally as Roberta Bizeau. Weiss played Flame Beaufort on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara.

Early life and education

Weiss enrolled in the Manitoba School of Theatre and Allied Arts at the age of 16, later moving to Toronto to study theatre arts at York University.23 She gained national attention in Canada in an advertising campaign for Crispy Crunch.4

Career

In 1986 she starred in the films Abducted and High Stakes.5 In 1988 Weiss appeared as a scantily-clad island girl in the controversial cult French sex-comedy film Mangeuses d'Hommes. She also played the lead in the controversial film How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired,3 which Peter Rainier of the Los Angeles Times called "a flat parody."6 Weiss played "incendiary con artist" Flame Beaufort on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara from 1990 to 1991,3 and later appeared in Family Passions, a soap opera produced in Canada with German funding.7 On Counterstrike, she played the manipulative and murderous art gallery owner Eve in the 1993 episode "French Twist."

Personal life

Weiss married her Santa Barbara co-star Roscoe Born on September 30, 1994.8 Weiss is Jewish.

Filmography

Roberta Weiss film and television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1979 Autumn Born Melissa Theatrical film 910
1982 The Littlest Hobo Rebecca 1 episode 11
1983 The Terry Fox Story Jeannie (uncredited) Television film 9
1983 The Dead Zone Alma Frechette Theatrical film 129
1983 Cross-Country Alma Jean Theatrical film 910
1985 The Hitchhiker Roseanne Lucas 1 episode 10
1985 Perry Mason Returns Laura Gordon Television film 910
1986 Abducted Renee Theatrical film 910
1986 Courage Roberta Television film 9
1987 High Stakes Terri Carson Theatrical film 910
1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Tirina Clark 1 episode 13
1988 Man Eaters Elizabeth Theatrical film 910
1988 Shades of Love: Tangerine Taxi Evan Moore Television film 10
1989 How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired Miz Littérature Theatrical film. French: Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer 13
1990 La danse du scorpion (Frame-Up Blues) Camille de Vito Television film 13
1990 Charles in Charge Miss Spelling 1 episode 13
1993 Counterstrike Eve Jeffries Episode: "French Twist"
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References

  1. "Roberta Weiss Biography". Moviefone.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. Novakovich, Lilana (October 5, 1990). "Like Flame, Roberta wants it all". Toronto Star. p. B6.
  3. Spencer, Donna (October 19, 1991). "Actress grateful for Canadian roots". Calgary Herald. p. F4.
  4. McKay, John (December 6, 1995). "Search on for new candybar couple". The Record. p. F7.
  5. Salem, Rob; Zekas, Rita (March 21, 1986). "Bubbly and beefcake top this week's party menu". Toronto Star. p. D3.
  6. Rainier, Peter (July 27, 1990). "Despite Hoopla, How to Make Love to a Negro a Flat Parody". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  7. Masson, Charles (August 7, 1994). "Carrying a Torch for Flame". The Times-Picayune. p. T16.
  8. Novakovich, Lilana (December 9, 1994). "Y&R actor shows concern for global matters". The Record. p. E7.
  9. "Roberta Weiss: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  10. Cite error: The named reference RTfW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. "Roberta Weiss". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  12. "Roberta Weiss". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  13. "Roberta Bizeau". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
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